TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF CUDHAM, KENT. (See PLATE 1.) (Concluded from p 833.) 10th, 15th, 13 Eliz. Hundred of Rokefley. Codeham, Ixis. ijd Lambarde's Kent, 1576, fol. 2444. CUDHAM. In the church, or late was, a memorial of the interment of Walleys about 150 years fince.-Kil bourne's Kent, 1651, fol. 168. Church dedicated to St. Peter and Paul. In it are, or were, memorials of the interment of Walleys above 200 years ago. Harris's Kent, 1719, fol. 90. CUDHAM. Ilafted's Kent, vol. 1. fol. 118. Domefday. Given by William I: to Odo, bifhop of Baieux, of whom it was held by Gilbert Manninot. Taxed at 4 fulings. Arable land, 10 carucates. In demeine there are four, and 15 villains, with 6 bordurers having 6 carucates. A church and 11 fervants, and two mills* of lts. de Afhway, who had a free chapel annexed to it. Patent-roll 16 Edward III. Aug. in the Tower granted to John at Well and Robert William licence to give four marks, iffuing out of tenements called La Rye, in Otteford (which were held, as it is faid, of the archbishop), to Adam Fleming, the chaplain in the chapel of Apuldrefeld. This manor continued in the name of Allway for many generations, till it came, by purchafe, the eftate of Denny, who were poffeffed of it in the reign of Henry VIII. 35 Henry VIII. it was fold to George Dacre, who exchanged it with the Crown, which granted it to John Lennard, and paid 31. 11s. per annum to the guard of Dover cafile, in which family it continued till 1707, when the Earl of Suffex conveyed it to Thomas Know, who, in 1787, devifed it to his cousins, the Bartholomews; and it was, in 2d. value. Wood for the pannage of 1757, bequeathed to the Gearys: in 40 hogs. In the time of Edward the which family it ftill remains, 1804. Confeffor, 201.; after, 161.; now, 241. It now pays a fee-farm rent to the 20 William I Gilbert Maminot held Crown of 31. 11s.. it as two knights' fees, parcel of the barony of Maminot, and held of the king in capite by barony. 1191, 3 Richard I. came to Geoffry de Say by marriage. 19 Edward III. Geoffry de Say had charter of free warren. Richard II.- -came to Sir W. Heron by marriage, with a tenement called North Barden. 1404, 6 Henry IV. allotted to Roger de Fienes by marriage. marriage. came to Sir Thomas Dacre by 13 Elizabeth, came to Sampfon Len nard by marriage. 1707, came to Thomas Streatfield; in which family it remains 1804. APPULDREFIEI DT Manor in CUDRAM. Hafted's Kent. 38 Henry III. a grant of a fair and market to Henry de Apuldrefeld. 11 Edward II. John de Infula had grant of a free warren. 48 Edward III. renewed to Stephen BERTREY, formerly called a manor, given by Williani I. to Gilbert Maminot, from whom it went, by marriage, to the Says. A yearly fair on the 10th of Auguft. In the beginning of Richard II. it was joined to the manor of Apperfield. Hugh de Maminot, fon of Gilbert de Maminot, gave the tithes of Bertrèy, in Cowdham, to the church of St. Andrew, in Rochefter. The prior of Rochester, 5 Edward III. demifed all their tithes of heaves, for the term of five years, at the rent of 8 marks, to Sir Henry Ridlington.-[This portion of the tithes is not at this time part of the poffeffions of the church of Rochefter.] 10 Richard II. the prior of the cathedral demifed the tithes for feven years at the rent of 6s. The Numes of the Fields of the Tithe of Bertrede, in Codnam. Nickolin's croft, two acres, of which one moiety belongs to the rector. These must have been windmills, as there is no water whatever in the whole parish. + Now called Aprefield, and confifts only of a good farm-house and a few cottages. From this account it appears to have been a place of more confequence, from the grant of a fair, market, a free warren, and a free chapel. But all thefe I rather fuppofe to be miftakes, as I find fuch privileges granted to Apuldrefield, which I think to be in a different part of the county. However, an old ruinated house still retains the name of the gaol; but this may be meant for the goal or boundary of the manor, GENT. MAG. October, 1804. Brodefielde, Brodefielde, 50 acres, the whole tithe of which belongs to the chamberlain. Helde, 8 acres, the whole of which belongs to the fame. Hardeme croft, 2 acres. Stitecroft, 3 acres. Glench, or Blench, 16 acres. priorefs of Kilbourn to the bishop of Rochefter. 27th of Henry VIII. came to the Crown at the fuppreffion of Kilburn ; and foon after the advowfon was grant ed to George Brooke Lord Cobham, to hold of the king in capite by the 40th part of one knight's fee. 4 Edward VI. July 20, advowfon of Sparwehel, at the upper end of the the vicarage granted to Sir Anthony St. fame, 2 acres. Cokke's croft, S acres. In Weftfield, one acre in one part of it, and a little at the end of the faid field; the refl belonged to the rector. Herbonn, 12 acres. Nere-Strenely, 8 acres. Overeftrenly, 8 acres. Plechelley, 24 acres, of which one coppe to the rector. The chief rent payable to the Crown, called lath, or tithe filver, was 8s. as it was returned by the Survey in 1650. Prefent State of Cowdham.-Hafted's Kent, vol. 1. fol. 125. Nothing worthy of notice. The Ecclefiaftical Jurifdiction in the diocefe of Rochester and deanry of Dartford. The church dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul. It anciently paid 9d. chrifm-rent to the motherchurch of the diocefe. The countefs Juliana, widow of Hugh Bigot, and wife of Wakelin de Maminot, gave the church to the abbey of Beghain. See Reg. Cart. 150. 46 Edward III. 1871, Thomas de Wolton died poffeffed of the advowfon. 50 Edward III. Licence to grant to the priorefs of Kilbourn one acre of land with the advowfon, faid to be held of the king in capite.-Tanner, 307; Dugdale, vol. I. p. 361. 1371, June 20. The Bishop of Rochefter appropriated this church to the priory of Kilbourn, faving a com petent portion to the vicar, and alfo to the bishop, and to the church and archdeacon of Rochefter due and accuftomed rights, &c.; and alfo to the prior and church of Rochester their portion of tithes of certain lands within the bounds of the faid church; and on this account referved a rent of 10s. yearly at St. Michael. Confirmed the 27th of the fame month, faving the monaflery's right to five fields and other fmall portions, in the whole 221 acres, in Apulderfield; which 10s, continued to be paid by the Leger. Roger Revel held it 11 Elizabeth; Gregory Fynes 13 Elizabeth. James I. Again vefted in the Crown, and ftill continues in it. 15 Edward 1. the church was valued at 35 marks, and the vicarage at 64 marks. Valued in the King's Books at 131. 2s. 6d.; now a difcharged living; cer tified value 381. 5s. 10d., tenths, 11. 6s. 3d. By commiffion, March 29, 1650, was returned as a vicarage, with a house and one acre of land, all worth 401. Vicars prefented by the Crown. David Lloyd, 1604; buried April, 1627. Hugh Morris, 1627; buried September 22, 1646. Robert Caffinghurft, 1646; buried October 27, 1665. Gregory Wheelock, September 19, 1700. buried Thomas Walwyn, 1709; died 1747. Charles Whitehead, Jan. 20, 1747. William Ward Allen, inftituted March 13, 1800; died January, 1802. John Pratt, 5th February, 1802; vacant by ceffion, Nov. 30, 1803. Samuel Ayfcough, one of the Affiftant Librarians of the British Museum, prefented Dec. 7, 1803. In the time of Henry VIII. William Harding, of Cranley, held three meffuages and 306 acres of land and pafture in Codeham, with the appurte nances, of the Lady Mary Dacre and other mefne lords, by fealty, and fundry rents of the value of 131. 4s. 10d. Manning's Surrey, 1804, vol. I. p. 539. Additions by the prefent Vicar. This parish is fituate in the Weft part of the county; and to the Welt is hounded by Tattesfield, in the county of Surrey, and Wefterham; to the South by Brafted and Nockhold; to the Eaft by Chelsfield; to the North by Farnborough, Down, Keltern, and Weft Wickham. The extent of the parish is about fix miles by two miles. Although ב Although this very extenfive parish The parish contains about 6000 over nearly in Gilence by the various hiftorians of Kent. It is placed between the two chancels. It is a very hard black ftone. I do not find any infeription or arms on it, but it is ornamented on each fide with ths. On the font are fimilar efcocheons without any inferiptions. To the age of the font we may fafely afcribe that of the monument; perhaps both before the Conqueft, as from Domefday it appears ibi eccl'ia." Over this tomb the ta blet monument of Farrant, mentioned before, p. 831, is placed; to make room for which fome ornament had been removed, as a fmall part is remaining of a Gothic canopy. There appears to have been another; perhaps images of St. Peter and St. Paul food under them. There are feveral niches in the church, both within and without, on which images may have formerly ftood, befides three pifcinæ for holy-water. In the Northern chancel is a very rough coffin-fashioned ftoue, which does not appear to have ever had any infeription. In the North aile are two fimilar ones, and a more modern one with a on it; the brafs gone. are, the Earl Stanhope, Sir William There is only one good house in the The extreme bleakness of the fituation poftpones every appearance fpring until May, then the progrefs of vegetation becomes rapid, but which confequently fhortens the duration of fummer. What may properly be called the village confifts of about 20 houfes, and thofe chiefly of labourers. The farmhoufes, except two or three, are difperfed at the diftance of one, two, three, or four miles from the church. The number of inhabitants is upwards of 500. There are few Diffenters of any denomination; but, from the distance of the greater part of the inhabitants from the church, there are confequently too many abfenters. There is no manufacture except that of population, which appears to afford a conftant employ for the fair-fex of Cudham. It appears rather extraordinary, that the oldest monumental tomb-ftone in the church fhould have been palled Mr URBAN, Chapter Coffee-house, Aug. 10. THE decline of the Fine Arts, par ticularly Painting, in this coun fant in that fublime study. The flow try, is apparent to every perfon converprogrefs of the art at its early introduced for from two caufes; the existence tion into this country may be accountof the feudal fyftem for fo many ages, learning and arts of thofe times were and the infularity of our fituation. The confined to the narrow precincts of the monaftery, or limited to the Gothic hall of the baron. We were excluded by our local fituation from that free intercourfe with the Continent, which, by facilitating the introduction of arts and literature, tends to polifh, en lighten, |